Read Joshua 15.
The courage and character of Caleb continued into the next
generation of leaders in his own family.
As the land was being allotted, Joshua honored Caleb's request from
chapter 14 when he said, "Give me this hill country." He battled and defeated the sons of Anak who
occupied that land. This was the family
of so-called giants that frightened the ten unfaithful spies in Numbers
13. They proved to be no match for an 85
year old man with God on his side.
With one enemy stronghold left, Caleb offered his daughter
in marriage to the man who would complete the victory. His nephew, Othniel, did the job and won the
girl. Notice Achsah's words of
response. It was a bit uncommon for a
woman to speak up like this, but she came by such boldness honestly. She said words to her father very similar to
his words to Joshua, "Give me a blessing...give me also springs of
water."
There are four characteristics of these bold leaders that
are worthy of our attention.
1. Vision. They knew
what they wanted. There was something
that they foresaw and it was worth fighting for.
2. Opportunity . They recognized the opening of the door for
which they had been waiting.
3. Action. When the
timing was right, they were ready to seize the opportunity.
4. Dependence. God
gave them strength, resources and victory.
After all, it was what the LORD wanted for them.
"Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the
desires of your heart." (Psalm 37:4)
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